Fire-escape



(No Model.)

L. WERNER.

,NITED rATns LEOPOLD \VERNER, OF NEWVARK, NEW JERSEY.

FIRE-ESCAPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,092, dated July 28,1885.

Application filed June 18, 1885. (X0 model.)

T0 to whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEOPOLD WERNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire-Escapes; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as willenable othersskilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to. theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

In the drawings, in which similar reference letters indicate like partsin each of the figures, Figure 1 is a frontelevation of a window-casingand a side elevation of my improved swinging attachment arrangedtherein. Fig. 2 is a section of a window-casing, and showing theattachment swung out ofthe window and ready for use. Fig. 3 is a plan ofthe top of the swinging attachment, and Fig. 4 is a side view of thebelt.

The invention relates to improvements in fire-escapes, and is designedto provide a safe and easily-operated device for lowering one or morepersons from the windows or doors of a burning building; and it consistsof a swing ing device removably attached to a window or door casing andprovided with raising and lowering mechanism, substantially as illustrated in the drawings, and described and claimed hereinafter.

A in the figures of the drawings represents a window-casing, and B aswinging attachment composed of a post, b, an arm, I), and a brace, 1%.

To the window-casing-preferably inside of the window-sashes, asindicated in Fig. 2--are secured eyes or sockets (1 into which the endsof the post I) are inserted, said eyes being placed at such a distanceapart that the post can be readily lifted therefrom. The arm I), whichis composed of two parts, 2) b placed side by side, has journaledtherebetween three pulleys, d d d", the central one, d, being of greaterdiameter than the two end pulleys, (1 d. The said post, arm, and brace,when the swinging frame is made of iron, are cast integrally; or, whenmade of wood, the said parts are securely bolted together.

The raising and lowering mechanism con-' sists of an endless chain, c,which passes over the small pulleys and under the large pulley d. Abelt, f, having a ring, g, attached to one end, and a hook, h, to theother, is employed to lower persons from the wind ow. The hookend of thebelt is passed through the ring, forming a loop, as indicated in Fig.2,which is passed over the head and drawn around the body of the person.The hook is caught in the chain, and the person lowered either bycontrolling the chain himself, or the descent may be retarded bycontrolling the chain from the ground.

The swinging frame can be permanently placed in position as infactories, or may be removed and placed in the room near the window,where it is within reach, and can be easily and quickly adjusted in thesockets.

It will be. noticed that the swinging frame is made only high enough toswing freely under the sashes when raised, as shown in Fig. 2.

Two or more persons may be lowered at the same time, and the beltshooked into the ascending part of the chain and passed up to the window.

The hook may be an ordinary hook or a snaphook, as desirable.

Having described and illustrated my inven tion, I desire to claim thefollowing:

1. A fire-escape consisting of a post the ends of which are adapted tobe inserted in sockets or eyes secured to a window-casing, saidpostbeing provided with an arm having three pulleys journaled therein, thecentral pulley being of larger diameter than the end pulleys, and anendless chain passing over the end pulleys and under the large centralpulley, substantial] y as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with a window-casing having eyes or sockets securedthereto, of a fire-escape removably arranged in said sockets and turningpivotally therein, consisting of a post, I), provided with arms 1) bhaving three pulleys, d (1 d journaled therebetween, the central one ofwhich, at, is of larger diameter than the end pulleys, d (1 an endlesschain passing over the end pulleys and under the central large pulley,and a belt having a hook and ring at the ends thereof, all said partsbeing arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this10th day of 1 June, 1885.

LEOPOLD WERNER.

